Richmond Practice Tests for Flyers


Speaking
Test 1

My name is .............................................................................................................
Speaking

                                                    TEST 1
                                              Speaking Script

Examiner does this Examiner says this                    Minimum response expected            Back-up questions
 Introductions          Hello, (child’s name), my        Hello.
                        name’s ____.
                        What’s your surname?             (Child’s surname)                    What’s your family name?
                        How old are you?                 11                                   Are you ten?
1 Find the            Now look at these two                                                   1 Point at relevant
difference            pictures. My picture is nearly                                            difference(s)
                      the same as yours, but some
Show candidate        things are different.                                                   2 Repeat
both pictures.        For example, there are three                                              statement.
                      butterflies in my picture, but
Give candidate his/   in your                                                                 3 Ask back-up
her picture then des- picture, there are two.                                                    questions.
cribe things without
pointing.             I’m going to say something
                      about my picture. You tell
                      me how your picture is
                      different.
                                                         In my picture, it’s yellow.          Is the tent green?
                        In my picture, the tent is
                        green.                           In my picture, there’s a dog         Is the dog sitting in front of
                        In my picture, there’s a dog     sitting behind the tent.             the tent?
                        sitting in front of the tent.
                        In my picture, the girl is       In my picture, the girl is cooking   Is the girl cooking soup?
                        cooking soup.                    a chicken.                           Is there is a duck on the
                        In my picture, there’s a duck    In my picture, there’s a swan on     river.
                        on the river.                    the river.                           Are the horses going down
                        In my picture, there are two     In my picture, there are two         the hill?
                        horses going down the hill.      horses going up the hill.
                        In my picture, the girl cat-     In my picture, the girl catching     Is the girl catching butter-
                        ching butterflies is wearing a    butterflies is wearing a red dress.   flies wearing a pink dress?
                        pink dress.
2 Information           Here’s information about
exchange                Sarah and Betty’s family. I
                        don’t know anything about
Briefly show can-        Sarah’s family, but you do. So
didate both cards.      I’m going to ask you some
Then give candidate     questions.
his/her card.

Point to the pictures What kind of pet has Sarah’s       A parrot.                            Point at the information if
of the families on    family got?                                                             necessary.
the candidate’s card. What’s Sarah’s husband’s           John.
                      name?
Point to the questio- What is Sarah’s family doing?      Having dinner.
ns about the families How many children has              Three.
on the candidate’s    Sarah got?
card.                 Does Sarah live in a house or      (In a) house.
                      a flat?                                                                  Point at information cues if
Respond using                                            What kind of pet has Betty’s         necessary.
information on        A dog.                             family got?
examiner’s card.      Nick.                              What’s Betty’s husband’s name?
                      Having dinner.                     What is Betty’s family doing?
                      Two.                               How many children has
                      In a flat.                          Betty got?
                                                         Does Betty live in a house or a
                                                         flat?

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                                                       TEST 1
                                              Speaking Script

Examiner does this Examiner says this                     Minimum response expected          Back-up questions
3 Tell the story        These pictures tell a story.                                         1 Point at the pictures.

Point to the pictures   The name of this story is ‘The                                       2 Ask questions about the
in the story.           Naughty Monkeys‘                                                     pictures.
                        Just look at the pictures first.

Point at the first       Three boys are walking on
picture.                the beach. One of the boys
                        sees some coconuts in the
                        trees. He wants to get one.

                        Now you tell the story.           One boy is getting rocks. The      What is the boy picking up?
                                                          others are throwing rocks at the   What are the boys
                                                          coconuts in the trees.             throwing?
                                                                                             What do they want to hit?

                                                          There are monkeys in the trees.    What animals are in the
                                                          They are afraid of the rocks.      trees?
                                                                                             Why are they afraid?

                                                          The monkeys are throwing coco- What are the monkeys
                                                          nuts (down) at the boys.       doing?


                                                          The boys are eating the coconut. What are the boys eating?
                                                          They are happy.                  Are they smiling?
4 Personal
questions

Put the pictures     Now let’s talk about your
away and turn to the school.
candidate.
                     What time do you start               A quarter past nine.               Do you start school at 9
                     school?                                                                 o’clock?
                     What subjects are you good           Maths and Music.                   Are you good at maths?
                     at?
                     What sports do you play at           Football.                          Do you play football?
                     school?                              Juan.                              Do you sit next to a boy or
                     Who do you sit next to in                                               girl? What’s his/her name?
                     class?

                        Tell me about what you do
                        in the evenings after school.
                        Okay, thank you (Child’s          Goodbye.
                        name).
                        Goodbye.




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                                           Information exchange
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   Sarah’s family                                                          Betty’s family


   Husband’s name ....................................John                 Husband’s name ....................................?
   How many children ..............................3                       How many children ..............................?
   Kind of pet ...............................................parrot       Kind of pet ...............................................?
   Live flat / house ......................................house            Live flat / house ......................................?
   What / doing ...........................................having dinner   What / doing ...........................................?




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                                          Information exchange
                                             Examiner’s copy




  Betty’s family                                                           Sarah’s family


  Husband’s name ....................................Nick                  Husband’s name ....................................?
  How many children ..............................2                        How many children ..............................?
  Kind of pet ...............................................dog           Kind of pet ...............................................?
  Live flat / house ......................................flat               Live flat / house ......................................?
  What / doing ...........................................playing a game   What / doing ...........................................?




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    Richmond Practice Testsfor Flyers Speaking Test 1 My name is .............................................................................................................
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    Speaking TEST 1 Speaking Script Examiner does this Examiner says this Minimum response expected Back-up questions Introductions Hello, (child’s name), my Hello. name’s ____. What’s your surname? (Child’s surname) What’s your family name? How old are you? 11 Are you ten? 1 Find the Now look at these two 1 Point at relevant difference pictures. My picture is nearly difference(s) the same as yours, but some Show candidate things are different. 2 Repeat both pictures. For example, there are three statement. butterflies in my picture, but Give candidate his/ in your 3 Ask back-up her picture then des- picture, there are two. questions. cribe things without pointing. I’m going to say something about my picture. You tell me how your picture is different. In my picture, it’s yellow. Is the tent green? In my picture, the tent is green. In my picture, there’s a dog Is the dog sitting in front of In my picture, there’s a dog sitting behind the tent. the tent? sitting in front of the tent. In my picture, the girl is In my picture, the girl is cooking Is the girl cooking soup? cooking soup. a chicken. Is there is a duck on the In my picture, there’s a duck In my picture, there’s a swan on river. on the river. the river. Are the horses going down In my picture, there are two In my picture, there are two the hill? horses going down the hill. horses going up the hill. In my picture, the girl cat- In my picture, the girl catching Is the girl catching butter- ching butterflies is wearing a butterflies is wearing a red dress. flies wearing a pink dress? pink dress. 2 Information Here’s information about exchange Sarah and Betty’s family. I don’t know anything about Briefly show can- Sarah’s family, but you do. So didate both cards. I’m going to ask you some Then give candidate questions. his/her card. Point to the pictures What kind of pet has Sarah’s A parrot. Point at the information if of the families on family got? necessary. the candidate’s card. What’s Sarah’s husband’s John. name? Point to the questio- What is Sarah’s family doing? Having dinner. ns about the families How many children has Three. on the candidate’s Sarah got? card. Does Sarah live in a house or (In a) house. a flat? Point at information cues if Respond using What kind of pet has Betty’s necessary. information on A dog. family got? examiner’s card. Nick. What’s Betty’s husband’s name? Having dinner. What is Betty’s family doing? Two. How many children has In a flat. Betty got? Does Betty live in a house or a flat? Richmond Practice Test 1 Page 1
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    Speaking TEST 1 Speaking Script Examiner does this Examiner says this Minimum response expected Back-up questions 3 Tell the story These pictures tell a story. 1 Point at the pictures. Point to the pictures The name of this story is ‘The 2 Ask questions about the in the story. Naughty Monkeys‘ pictures. Just look at the pictures first. Point at the first Three boys are walking on picture. the beach. One of the boys sees some coconuts in the trees. He wants to get one. Now you tell the story. One boy is getting rocks. The What is the boy picking up? others are throwing rocks at the What are the boys coconuts in the trees. throwing? What do they want to hit? There are monkeys in the trees. What animals are in the They are afraid of the rocks. trees? Why are they afraid? The monkeys are throwing coco- What are the monkeys nuts (down) at the boys. doing? The boys are eating the coconut. What are the boys eating? They are happy. Are they smiling? 4 Personal questions Put the pictures Now let’s talk about your away and turn to the school. candidate. What time do you start A quarter past nine. Do you start school at 9 school? o’clock? What subjects are you good Maths and Music. Are you good at maths? at? What sports do you play at Football. Do you play football? school? Juan. Do you sit next to a boy or Who do you sit next to in girl? What’s his/her name? class? Tell me about what you do in the evenings after school. Okay, thank you (Child’s Goodbye. name). Goodbye. Richmond Practice Test 1 Page 2
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    Speaking Information exchange Candidate’s copy Sarah’s family Betty’s family Husband’s name ....................................John Husband’s name ....................................? How many children ..............................3 How many children ..............................? Kind of pet ...............................................parrot Kind of pet ...............................................? Live flat / house ......................................house Live flat / house ......................................? What / doing ...........................................having dinner What / doing ...........................................? Richmond Practice Test 1 Page 5
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    Speaking Information exchange Examiner’s copy Betty’s family Sarah’s family Husband’s name ....................................Nick Husband’s name ....................................? How many children ..............................2 How many children ..............................? Kind of pet ...............................................dog Kind of pet ...............................................? Live flat / house ......................................flat Live flat / house ......................................? What / doing ...........................................playing a game What / doing ...........................................? Richmond Practice Test 1 Page 6
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